USA HISTORY

CONTEMPORARY AMERICA (1992 2013)

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

[SOURCES]
Why did Obama write “Of Thee I Sing”?

(A) He wrote it for his mother.

(B) He wrote it for his wife

(C) ** He wrote it for his daughters.

(D) I don’t remember.

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters is a 2010 children’s book by Barack Obama, with illustrations by Loren Long.

Concept note-2: -“Yes, we can” is a popular repetition in President Obama’s speeches. This phrase shows his political power and strong authority to address the weakened era of the US to inspire and motivate citizens towards progress and prosperity.

Concept note-3: -The memoir, Dreams from My Father (1995), is the story of Obama’s search for his biracial identity by tracing the lives of his now-deceased father and his extended family in Kenya. Obama lectured on constitutional law at the University of Chicago and worked as an attorney on civil rights issues.

Concept note-4: -Barack Obama had previously published two bestselling books. The memoir Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance was published in 1995 by Times Books and the political book The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream was published worldwide in 2006 by Crown Publishing Group .